ET-A 2 Seved Help Save & Exit Submit Check my work Exercise 11-18 Cash dividends, treasury stock, and statement of retained earnings LO C3, P2, P3 Alexander Corporation reports the following components of stockholders' equity on December 31, 2017 Common stock-$25 par value, 50,000 shares authorized, 30,000 shares issued and outstanding Paid-in capital in excess of par value, common stock Retained earnings Total stockholders' equity $750,000 50,000 340,000 $1,140,000 In year 2018, the following transactions affected its stockholders' equity accounts. Jan. 2 Purchased 3,000 shares of its own stock at $25 cash per share. Jan. 7 Directors declared a $1.50 per share cash dividend payable on February 28 to the February 9 stockholders of record. Feb. 28 Paid the dividend declared on January 7. July 9 Sold 1,200 of its treasury shares at $30 cash per share. Aug. 27 Sold 1,500 of its treasury shares at $20 cash per share. Sept. 9 Directors declared a $2 per share cash dividend payable on October 22 to the September 23 stockholders of record. Oct. 22 Paid the dividend declared on September 9. Dec. 31 Closed the $52,000 credit balance (from net income) in the Income Summary account to Retained Earnings. Required: 1. Prepare journal entries to record each of these transactions for 2018. 2. Prepare a statement of retained earnings for the year ended December 31, 2018 3. Prenare the stockholders' equity section of the company's balance sheet as of December 31 2018 Help Save & Ex Submit Check my work Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Prepare journal entries to record each of these transactions for 2018 View transaction list Journal entry worksheet 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Record the purchase 3,000 shares of its own common stock for $25 cash per share. Note: Enter debits before credits. Date General Journal Credit Debit Jan 02 View general journal Clear entry Record entry Prepare journal entries to record each of these transactions for 2018. View transaction list Journal entry worksheet Record the transfer of the credit balance of $52,000 in the income summary account to the retained earnings account. Note: Enter debits before credits Date General Journal Debit Credit Dec 31 Record entry Clear entry View general journal